Corluma vs Loudspeaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Corluma
Manage all your smart lights from a single application. Adjust colors with intuitive tools, create dynamic effects, and group lights for simultaneous control. Save and recall favorite settings, add timeouts, and access device-specific features.
- Unified smart light control
- Color wheels, swatches, and palettes
- Dynamic effects and streams
- Group light management
- Save and recall favorite settings
- Device-specific features
- Local Wi-Fi communication
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Control all the smartlights in your home from one app! Use color wheels, swatches, or palettes to change the color of your lights. You can also use effects and streams to change colors over time. Do you have too many lights? Simplify managing them by grouping them and controlling them all at once. Save your favorite settings and reset them back to their exact state at any time with just a few clicks, add timeouts, access light specific features such as screen mirroring for Nanoleaf 4D lights, and more! Corluma does not require an account, external servers, or additional permissions such as location to use your lights. The app is fully featured from the start with no In-App purchases. All communication is done on local wifi. Compatibility: - Hues: all lights supported, bridge required - LIFX: all bulbs, multizone, and tiles supported - Nanoleafs: all lights except the Nanoleaf Essentials line supported - Arduinos: supports the ArduCor sketch, which can use NeoPixels, Rainbowduinos, and standard LEDs
Loudspeaker
This utility app allows users to repeat spoken text or recorded audio. It can convert input text to voice, import files for repeated reading, and supports a "bullet screen" mode for scrolling text playback.
- Repeat spoken text
- Convert text to voice
- Record and repeat audio
- Import files for reading
- Scrolling text display mode
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-Repeat the talking for you -Can input text, automatically convert to voice, repeat reading -Can be recorded and read repeatedly -Can import files and repeat reading -[blockbuster] supports scrolling and playing text in the form of "bullet screen / hand card"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Corluma at 5.0 against Loudspeaker's 4.5. Corluma also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Loudspeaker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Loudspeaker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Corluma asks for nothing beyond the download.
Corluma holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Corluma ships an update every 3 weeks, Loudspeaker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Corluma | Loudspeaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Seemann | 德明 杨 |
Customer experience
Corluma
Loudspeaker
In-app purchases
Corluma
No in-app purchases
Loudspeaker
- Buy Pro Viersion$0.99
- Donate$0.99
